diff --git a/docs/getting_started/build-options.rst b/docs/getting_started/build-options.rst
index c18c155..2892dc6 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started/build-options.rst
+++ b/docs/getting_started/build-options.rst
@@ -230,6 +230,13 @@
    contributions are still expected to build with ``W=0`` and ``E=1`` (the
    default).
 
+-  ``EARLY_CONSOLE``: This option is used to enable early traces before default
+   console is properly setup. It introduces EARLY_* traces macros, that will
+   use the non-EARLY traces macros if the flag is enabled, or do nothing
+   otherwise. To use this feature, platforms will have to create the function
+   plat_setup_early_console().
+   Default is 0 (disabled)
+
 -  ``EL3_PAYLOAD_BASE``: This option enables booting an EL3 payload instead of
    the normal boot flow. It must specify the entry point address of the EL3
    payload. Please refer to the "Booting an EL3 payload" section for more
diff --git a/docs/porting-guide.rst b/docs/porting-guide.rst
index 7c66d11..59023c0 100644
--- a/docs/porting-guide.rst
+++ b/docs/porting-guide.rst
@@ -3274,6 +3274,17 @@
 data on the designated crash console. It should only use general purpose
 registers x0 through x5 to do its work.
 
+Function : plat_setup_early_console [optional]
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+::
+
+    Argument : void
+    Return   : void
+
+This API is used to setup the early console, it is required only if the flag
+``EARLY_CONSOLE`` is enabled.
+
 .. _External Abort handling and RAS Support:
 
 External Abort handling and RAS Support
@@ -3560,7 +3571,7 @@
 
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-*Copyright (c) 2013-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.*
+*Copyright (c) 2013-2024, Arm Limited and Contributors. All rights reserved.*
 
 .. _PSCI: https://developer.arm.com/documentation/den0022/latest/
 .. _Arm Generic Interrupt Controller version 2.0 (GICv2): http://infocenter.arm.com/help/topic/com.arm.doc.ihi0048b/index.html